Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-10 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15 “Repent and believe in the Good News!” Haven’t we heard this before? Yes. Over and over again throughout our lives together as Christians we hear Jesus telling us to repent and believe in the good news. We hear it so much that the words become like wallpaper and background noise to a faith that seems increasingly divorced from the real world. Even those outside the church seem so familiar with these words that “repent and believe the good news” has become like a sound loop repeating empty phrases as though the church were a bar that some people enjoyed at least once a week (or twice a year). Added to this general disconnect are special seasons with funny names and practices like Advent and Lent that don’t even make sense to many of us who practice the faith together. A friend of mine from seminary, the Rev. Jim Moss, recently raised the ...
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